Posts by Clambake

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Is Religion Dying Out? - AWAKE! NOVEMBER 2015

by GrownMidget in

"have you given up on organized religion?

in many countries the number of people who describe themselves as not religious is growinga trend that suggests an uncertain future for institutional religion.

some of those lands are shown here.

Clambake

When I was studying with my elder when I meet my wife I he asked me what kind of religious upbringing I had. I told him I was raised in an plain old protestant evangelical non-denominational church and he looked at with all seriousness

“ Do you think you have been deceived by Satan ? “

It was the first time in my life I think I was highly offended and ready to laugh my ass at the same time. I just sat there with a blank stare, I really had no idea what to say. I thought it might be some kind of dead pan humor at first but sadly it wasn’t.

The smug sense moral superiority of some witnesses is just nuts. They really think they can save people by calling them terrible names at the same time.

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Is Religion Dying Out? - AWAKE! NOVEMBER 2015

by GrownMidget in

"have you given up on organized religion?

in many countries the number of people who describe themselves as not religious is growinga trend that suggests an uncertain future for institutional religion.

some of those lands are shown here.

Clambake

I was reading that article last night and for some reason I found it especially pompous and arrogant, even for the watchtower.

Does the average JW even realize that going door to door telling people that they are in a “False Religion” might be a tad big offensive ? I really have no words sometimes.

The WTS really appeals to the abnoixus nature of some people.

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Is Religion Dying Out? - AWAKE! NOVEMBER 2015

by GrownMidget in

"have you given up on organized religion?

in many countries the number of people who describe themselves as not religious is growinga trend that suggests an uncertain future for institutional religion.

some of those lands are shown here.

Clambake

Vidiot , I wish I knew how to do quotes but the " Liberal church " is dying at a rate at least 10 times faster than the conservative church.

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Hypothetical Question...

by JW_Rogue in

i was just thinking that the org has said lots of outrageous things over it's history and most jws just continue onward without a second thought.

so my question is what do you think would have to be said from the platform or wt to get people to get up and walk out immediately?

is it even possible?

Clambake

I have notice in my wives congregation there are a few who refuse to make stupid comments. I wonder to what degree they are awake.

Unfortunately at least two elders seem to be narcissistic bullies who I know willing go out of their way to say especially stupid and cultist things to see whose eye rolled and get them on the shit list.

“ The truth today might not be the truth tomorrow but even if a person left the truth over a doctorial issue that was later changed it is important to keep shunning them for disagreeing with the FTS “.

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Question about the Anointed. At one time they invited Anointed ones to Bethel for a special meeting.

by James Mixon in

what was the purpose for those meetings?

?

Clambake

With the new understanding of the faithful slave, I am not even sure why they even make a fuss of the magical 144,000. The sad part I am pretty sure there are plenty JW that are not even aware of the doctorial flip flop. I have since read literature printed after the new understanding and I am not even sure the entire writing department has gotten the memo.

Heck I am not even too sure why they have the memorial since the anointed are just figureheads now.

Oh wait, to insult Jesus. It is like a Slayer concert.

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Mass Resignations In Mormon Cult

by cofty in

thousands of mormons have simultaneously tendered their resignation from the cult following secret changes to the handbook that further discriminated against gay members and the children of gay couples.. "last week secret revisions to the handbook for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints was leaked to the public, sparking a furious backlash and ultimately resulting in the mass resignations.

" source....

Clambake

Any church that starts taking a liberal stance on things like homosexuality and abortion won’t be around very long. The United Church of Canada ( once the biggest domination in Canada ) started taking a so called progressive view social issue in the late 60s and now only has 1/10 the membership it use to with the average age of its members being well over 60 years old .

I think we have thought so far outside the box on the gay issue we have forgot how to think inside the box. White people can’t join the black panthers, Men can’t join womens hockey etc etc.

if you are gay, why do you even want to go to church?

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What would happen ??

by Clambake in

there is a certain elder in my wives hall that has seemed to developed a real interest her.

first he seemed to feel a need to make sure all her blood cards were signed before she gave birth to our child.. he sends her text messages if she misses a meeting saying how much " we missed you last night ".

he finally sent her a text wondering where her oct hours were , knowing she had some pretty serious tears from child birth and could hardly even walk, much less do field service ".

Clambake

I am not even really that pissed off about the text messages because looking though a lot of them the majority of them look like mass mailing things but my wife after giving birth and having her lady parts ripped apart and not attending the KH for a month.

Do you think the text about her hours was legit doing his job thing or just a cheap shot?

Funny thing is have an elder (who have had some less than honorable business dealings with and owns me money) who just lives three doors down from us. He doesn’t really give two shit about us. He has also had three children.

I think it is kind of funny how much childless weirdos seem to think they need to involve themselves people with extra busy lives

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What percent of JWs pubs. are childless?

by Gayle in

jw
friends

what percent are single, childless couples and/or couples that have grown children?

i know that can depend on what cultures/countries they are, but what do think across the globe.. what percent are children, six to 18 yrs.

olds?.

Clambake

Bump

The hounders in our hall are all childless. They really have nothing better to do.

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Billingham Congregation

by Researchedandenlightened in

http://theukdatabase.com/2015/11/12/ian-ross-billinghamsouthend/.

leading churchman caught with perverted images of girls as young as three.

a leading churchman has been ordered to go on a sex offenders programme after he was caught with child abuse images of the most serious level on his home computer.. highly respected jehovah witness ian ross, 65, had perverted images of girls as young as three engaged in sexual acts with adults.. he pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children between may 2013 and may last year..

Clambake

Was this guy caught by the police and then D’Fd or D’Fd and taken to the police by the WTS?

I really hope they are starting to realize these matters aren’t meant for their kangaroo courts.

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Songs that have a JW meaning?

by GrownMidget in

jw
friends

do you have any songs that you have listened and then thought that it also works from an apostate point of view?i have always liked this song, but one time realized that i was thinking how it sounds awfully familiar, if you think about those who have lost family/friends due to leaving.this song was originally made/written because one of the actors died in a car accident.

movie was still being filmed and many spots he was needed were never finished with him.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkafk5djsk.

Clambake

I remember back in the 90s watching the video to “You get what you give “ by the New Radicals and thinking how gay. Kids at a mall releasing pets from a pet store and throwing nets on people and what makes it worse is they totally think they are bad-ass when doing it.

Then I learned the band leader Gregg Alexander was raised as JW. Yeah to a JW that would seem totally bad ass.

It wasn’t till years later I that found “ Maybe you have been brainwashed too “ by the New Radicals in a pawn shop for a dollar. It was a really great disc. I started to research the New radicals and Gregg Alexander . It actually was on most critics best discs of the 90s lists.

Funny thing is he just stopped being famous all on his own. I asked around the fan boards if he was disfellowshipped, even baptised , shunned and all I would get “ what difference does it make blah blah blah. So stupid, no one understands. I guess he does work as a producer though.

I would love to know the whole story.

Anywho, you get what you give by the New Radicals is my JW song.

Also……..My darkest hour by Megadeth I always though was about getting disfellowed.